And his name is Remi Meum and he's as good as it gets with a snowkite.

Here’s a snapshot of what he's been up to .....

The pic below is a fantastic example of what enough cash, a van, some boats, some mates and the open road looks like. As good as it gets here.

Always wondered what a whitewater Novelty Cheque is?

Yappa takes time out from eating to give more info here

Run by Luis Pedro in Portugal, his site showcases this part of the tribe at play here.

Lots of different nationalities, surf spots, pics, videos and gear; it's well worth dropping in and seeing this side of kayaking, with some superb pics in the Images area. 

Have your Portuguese phrase book handy, unless the translation of lines like:

"Podemos dizer, sem receio de exageros, que existem dezenas de modelos de caiaques com as mais variadas formas e feitios de acordo com as exigências de cada canoísta"

is able to be unlocked from your frontal lobe.

“Via Ferrata” meaning “iron road or way” in Italian, was conceived during World War 1 when the Italian and Austrian forces were engaged in ferocious battles to gain control of their frontiers mainly in the mountainous Dolomite region.

This approach shown below towards personal safety given you a thirst? What about a bit of a history lesson on Via Ferrata’s in text form and the Chinese approach in pics? So harness up, you know you want to satisfy that thirst for the absurdly amateur and be rewarded with a hot chai at the summit tea house.

Outstanding stuff … crew just wandering around on a labyrinth of crap slapped together and on a rock that looks about as high as Half Dome. (Good looking granite though and it's here).

That Lasko guy again. Instead of thinking he’ll be thrashed like the family mule if he screws up any part of this line, he’s actually thinking what he should have for lunch and then maybe have a little sleep afterwards.

In fact he has neither, here for more …